Asset Comparison and Correlation

By Lynn Cowan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Foreign exchange trading platform FX Alliance Inc. (FX) continued this week's winning streak in the US IPO market, with its stock rising Thursday at the open.

Five banks will pay $26 billion to end a nationwide investigation of abusive foreclosure practices stemming from the collapse of the housing bubble, a senior administration official said.

Henkel AG (HEN3), the German maker of industrial adhesives, is marketing an 800 million-euro ($1.1 billion) revolving credit, according to two people with direct knowledge of the deal.

Qatar National Bank SAQ (QNBK), which is bidding to buy Dexia SA's Turkish unit Denizbank AS, hired banks to arrange meetings with investors as it seeks to tap the debt market for the fist time in 14 months.

The US government said on Thursday that the biggest US banks will provide $25 billion in relief to distressed homeowners and states, as officials hold lenders responsible for taking illegal shortcuts during foreclosures and other mortgage paperwork.

By Jared A. Favole of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--President Barack Obama on Thursday will deliver a statement on a nearly $26 billion settlement with five major banks over foreclosure abuses that helped fuel the economic recession.

NEW YORK, Feb 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- JP Morgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) today announced the launch of its Fund Reporting and Media Exchange Site (FRaMES), which provides Mutual Fund Administration regulatory services clients with ...

(Reuters) - More than a dozen traders and brokers in London and Asia have been fired, suspended or put on leave by their employers as part of a probe into the alleged manipulation of global lending rates, the Financial Times reported.